Is there any work around so developers who does not have Windows 8 can develop for windows phone using Windows Phone SDK 8.0?
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@BlackHatShadow Windows 7 – Jordy van Eijk Mar 08 '13 at 10:50
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isn't that "Operating System"? sorry I don't get the question. – Mark Mar 08 '13 at 10:51
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yes it is but it's the same i suggest for the TS :) – Jordy van Eijk Mar 08 '13 at 10:55
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possible duplicate of [How to Install Windows Phone 8 SDK on Windows 7](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13507616/how-to-install-windows-phone-8-sdk-on-windows-7) – Paul Annetts Mar 08 '13 at 11:19
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I think there's a Way: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13507616/how-to-install-windows-phone-8-sdk-on-windows-7 – kevinunger Aug 23 '13 at 20:29
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Unfortunately, it is currently not possible to develop for Windows Phone 8 on Windows 7. In the system requirements of Windows Phone 8 SDK it states you need to have Windows 8 to develop Windows Phone 8 apps.
Directly from MSDN:
Windows Phone SDK 8.0 requires 64-bit Windows 8 Pro or higher. You can't develop Windows Phone 8 apps on Windows 7, on Windows Server 2008, or on Windows Server 2012. The Windows Phone 8 Emulator has special hardware, software, and configuration requirements. For more info, see System requirements for Windows Phone Emulator.
This is mainly because of the Hyper-V emulator that is in windows 8. Be sure if you buy Windows 8 you get the Pro (64bits) version because the normal version has no Hyper-V in it also your BIOS has to support virtualization to run the emulator in Hyper-V.
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1The hyper-V requirement is for the emulator so you can still develop windows phone 8 app without it if you test directly on a phone – Benoit Catherinet Sep 12 '13 at 19:34
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